
In Illustmted Vs.ne. 




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"liatel potvce BelLeon 

^l^^jt In the hearfof i1?e old {oim 
-. '6t'aY2d5 a bottl of uorld renown 
ralacial ronceBeleon. 




aint ^unusftine 

^f ToOurVibitorb'- 
'^ The people ofC)Mus>u5ti77e ofei/erj/ deprec 
^ -Hai/c a uord to 6 ay to you. 
And they say it you through, me-. 
They icndyou ^reetwQ, msh you pood cheer 
'■"' And di hapljy time uh'myou are here, 
' ^nd oihen,, an end corner to your stay, 
§■ They I hid God Speedy oil ony our uay 
•^^ md hc^e that you I return somc'day, 




25"=/- 




F3i9 

^om^lte ©Hamber of ©'ommercc-^reetln^l 

A^v^- Cfidmirs o^Cammrci ar(f of /rant date 
f5vw' ThtDons (H Spain had no conception 
'"^ Of commerce bi'ins an affair of Static 
Uar, conquest 4 religion 
^. Den their creed, atthato/d daft 
^"•^CJhip ■Au.pu.it Ine uas bom; 



• And Ljhat an /^u^ustine it Is/ 
Uhers £lf>£ on this c^ast continent 
Isioufid a climate so satubrious 
That man can be content, 
Conftnt said bje, deli^/^ted It should bc^ 
lb sjbend tils lift; — 

hdni cfther spots an^ocditiesurnmermorsttisdll thru 
A feu, a nry -feu, are splendid in the u)lnUr, 
%ut no uskire elsti ure sa)i 5 urt s^y true 
Summer £, mntery through e^ througt^-, 
Can hold a candle loiht climate nere: 
T^f summer sun is hot, its breeze is cool, 
And u^ecan safely sa^^, tnat on no day ^ 
Do ujs experitnct heat excs.ssiue„ 
ho ni$ht. en which ujf cannot slitp or ph>^, 
"ho case of heat prostration 
£yer marred a sinpU day in Au9ustinc. 
The uinters here are tco eit'ell f(n6ujn 
Tc ^etd a further uord fron us-, 




One offheOi 



VlsLtors in tens of thousands hav-e Seen here 
And come again -from year to.}/ear^ 
£njoyins denial spring in depth ofcjinter; 
Catkins in the ocean o-n a January day 
Gatktrln^ stratJoerrits in tht sarden 
lnhli7iardtioldhiarch^ora hcwjuit^ay 
OfpoincetUas <5 of roses e, of other iloujerssostoed 
All the uinttr throush^ cJkata treaty 
^r trav-tUers from the. frozcri "htorth* 



^0>^ 



OCT 151914 

)CI,A*J8S13i 



This is JhiAnckntCify o/the tunhci ^tatts 

The -first ukl{^c scHlinunt ofcj^T ^/r^/ nation 

Uas maole right here ^ 

}r\imentoes the toti}nha.s, mors than urc can mention. 

Its history is rich: The srizzltduiarriorroncedf icon, 

fedro h^inendez, the courtly founder^ 

Drakt^ Ostttihorpe ^ Osceola. 

TnoorCjjyavis ^ man>/ more, 

£arh ndd the center offfic sfa^e 

In tht^ historic drama acted here 

W nd it is writ on euery fias€ 

0/^his little uork^ so ijemd'n fairly shirk. 

The tasfi of saying mors, 

The County calls for farmers 

There is land in plenty 

mom for all toho cormi 

The soil for miles around the dcncient^ tcntjn 

Is found in all the varying decrees 

Tirtainlns fo the Stafe, 

Titfed for trucks from, s^ndy loam to muck, 

for fruits from berry fo fiomepranate. 

The price is reasonabk^nav lour. 



StJohns CquxA-j 




■And of a surety trkey toiU not/teJ 6ad 
M msLkin^ John's County fheirhomc^ 
Climate toe hav-e ^ soil fo suit fhecllmate-t 
fl hearty tcelcomc eoe unM^ive ^alL 
Uhoijish to migrate, . {jt^ii^c 

you, aha wish /o make enquiry oraskfcfrsuic^nct^ 
And you can 9^Tmr in thru crops pe k?2our; Tnail a Utter to this Chamber's secretary 
The foads are pooaf^hein? bricked n^kt nour^ Or President^ he uiiUyiye to you. 

The information you desire^ mostcheerftUly, 



, J'oads are pood <j bein9 bricked niht noar^ 
Tarimrs arc ualcomed uith thihandsoylad 



Iborn 1460. ?ONCE d& i£QM , 

lT2?ori:o "Ricds bUTirjy bit 
Tienowaed He Lton.hdd bis sioay 
> :A warrior from his earW yout^i 
'' -He noLJ uat) ^rowm^ bflff ^k prev 
CJFzUt \it lamented on thib fact 
-/Ind pondered on hvs 5ure decline 
t)ome friendly bdiarib c^me to 6ay 
'PoTce at ieoTi Hity were aicquainted with an Ible 
Dhere there was hid, a fountain ]dut6 
To drink from t*3bicb,tfiey uere quite: 5urt 
Would oWe ]3er'petual voutb. 
The vdliant Knight set out to find 
■/I fount so suited to hb mind, 
-His quest was ualn,tlid once a^ain 
£^h"^"'^^iFt a9aln, he searched^ 
^K''1^ut ihis we know t, knoumptell 
-Ht did much better than he Knew 
That 6a5terjlay^whm truth to ssiy 





SatouTiojiat 



Talr Tlorida first came to vUw/ 



^^Lau^^onnvevis- J5^4- 



In Hftttn sUtv lour, laadonmirt -from X^^^\ 

A Uadtr of thi Hu9utncfts,tfit7Hncla proUiUnts, 

Setkins iiltKt btQ.COorlcl, 

iikt tht rilgrlms in tht hnaY-flootr, 

A spot uhitrfc thty m^ht bt <^alt£ -fret, 

To extrci^t rtli^lous Ubtrt^, 

SalUd Into tKia our bav» 

>{£ dtscrlbed tbt harbor cot II 

C^lth tU brancKss -from tht horth^ South, 

Thtf^iu-crofliolphlnts loas the. r>amt> 

ZOhlch htjfJTOctidlng to exjoLaln., 

Gav-t to haa.ta.n'za.s T^a^^f >^ 

1i)£ca.ust,a.i hliown. cJrifLngs say 

i<l<3rtat twultitudt of dolTohmti 

33l«>r>ort thtm in Its toattrs" 

Tilt lndiarxChU-f,tKi'Paracoui«i>, 

f^Ectlu-td LaudonnUre cotll 

Enl^rtalntd colth bospjltallf"/ 

And tntrtatrtd him to dwell 

Liltfi thiim at Silo»^; 

fbuf his *>ta^ tJa* onl«y brltf- 

And. again ht ^alUd a.u>SL> — 

To Tnttt:Jtan'T^Lbau.t.Kt& frUnd-c^coYifi^trt 

Aithl 'RL\>£r>na.>/ 

1^5 Kt c&.Utd. Oar own St.John%j 

fbuilt- Kl>n thtvt a -fort;, 

lOhlch he namtd'^oft CaroUnt, 

/<n.d tstablish.?.dtii£i*£ a.siHUmcni' 



tohlch hthoptd Lntimt 
Should fatcomt acolon>j of Tra.nct. 
And notJ to-e Uai>t tht Huguenots, 
ibut a>E. shs-lL mttt agaLri, 
And turn u^ to St. r^ugu&tlnt 
And tht -mtn -from Spain.. 




Hou lo>2C| a«30 Us 5lna St.^usutitint tja.s lalannfd, 

tJhat tJon'clrou.5 cKaiagts haj>£ comto'trtht (ana. 

toc{ somjoat -tbyiifor gift, ■proishttlc uitw. 

And told thit people of tfi£ things hi kriEW, 

ii£ Qould haivt bfti much, scorned, 1 tottri^ 

Tor ttlt prpphetlc thlrj<5s fit said hi'd Sitn. 

T]iP£l ilmti tht -fot Ka^ burrjt Iht ■plact? 

iojo -forts i«>er£ built, dLi-t:i'0'jed,r£placed.,* 

ftEfocE thtlanstnt" «>tractart wa^ btgun. 

7wo_ t, a half c£nturis^ agont.^ 

Spain ua^ tfitn iKt griaft&t nation of tbi world, 

Tnt Stars £^ ^trl^afes wa.'b not unfurl jd. 

TilWwo teundrtd. ytar^ tvTnort had <5ont; 

iTi J R, bullocks, hov%t% (jitxt tht mtan^ of trartsportatlott. 

Railroads wcrt, not thought of -In tht oylldt^ Ima^inatton; 

Eu-tn tht mts%tng£r*> of kln^^a , 

Ihost fa.stt5t trSiu-eUtrs wlthoui lolnt^s. 

Could not txcted. a ten 171111 gait 

fiJhin ]ourntxln<5 on tht great a.ffa.lrs of statt, 

Great octan. llntrs Now,mak£ rnakt thlrl^ TniltstajtEU porfe 

Touitr boats do thtlr -fif t«( -for tht sports , ^ -w 

Trains run at fiffyfiv-E. ^or a thousa.nd tnllt -^ 

rind areoplanes! Acall^f It makes on^ •.milt '. 

>xjotorc«jdt^ £^ automohlUs f l^ Tsa^t on alr^ wmg 

Tcoo milts a. mlnutt Is "no uncommoYi thlnj* 

If vou Loould stt tht-^asttst spttdtrs of our timt. 

If vou would stt tht pocjErboat ra.ctrs prlmt, 

Gathtr^ from, tvtr-j Statt,from £utr<j cLijnt 

Thti7 bt In i4uqustlnt , C(.ultt. Earl*/ in ihz s-Sing 

Ziihtn opntrs from tht Tiorth &. South 6. West;' 

ii\\.\ bring thiir craft, hl'^h^t^'-'pt Lnei>tr<) brEast. 

That hi«> mai»j bt thttro-phlts,embUm*> of aquatic 'pact 

Tfistnttd to tht ulnrjtrs of tach race 

^^ IhlToci>£r%oa.tCLub. 






^'A^f!!:^^-^^-i,<^r ?'!'. -^:vV/r^.;^^a.2fea^^',Jto.ria<J.. 







'""^'^he^oun&m^ of 3t Auxsvxstlne -15G5 



Thefc uicrc 26oo souh 
in 3^ ships 172 
7?2c/7cnc/£z^5 -fleet. 

Den ifdro^nfrjendc? d£^'1l^Il£s 

Was sent b_y ThlLip of Sismti 

To ta-ke lAmtncak from. ■tHtlnctla.YJs* 

To esla^sllih stttUmtnts SyhJi-frtmam, 

:M« bj-ougKt tilth him Across tht oceaYv, 

Tn many vessels^ small e^ g't^t? 

/\ multltluit of Immigrants^ 

i^stht flistVits St'at£, 

C^ tDtry d£5rf t 

^om th£ lowly i^easant 

To Si?aln s hl^h bom Grandtt . 

fAvrivIng Ktrc in fiftftn svx^fiv-f, 

{TwBkS-thc tutntV eighth of i4u9u.st) 

>ntnETjdtz Erected ^ht banner of Spam, "f^'^i^r'ngrai^ing 
■rtrid with man<y a note » *" '^ 

Jrom tht frumpt brareri throat, 




mtncndtz 



^tdeclarfd hi* high ioundmg claim., 

Thaf all this, broad land. 

^As ht swcfsf round hi s hand) 

l«7as fsosstsstd in his Sov-ereljn 5 grfafname. 

The Tsnt^ts setup an altar fe ctUbrate tht "hiass, 

Sieklng God's blcsslnj onthelr leader 

4nd on his mlght^/ "ta^k, 

Thui was the -first enduring stttitrntntTnadc, 

Ti\^ white m£n,ln thise United States^ 

Our Soil, for thc-firsttimeiturntd b^ s^adc, 

The Indians heard the flrst^un's roar 

(The"prf[udt io how man^ morey, 

Shantits were built'., io be rejslaced, 

In covirsc of t\mt, b^ "nobUr dwtllln9S, 

■And all the timt i^ii^ thought tht land 

Ui^% l^art of India s distant" strand. . 



FIRST MASS IN S.AUGUST'INETLQRIDAIS'EPS^TSGS^AT' 
THE LANDING OF THE SPANIARDS UNDER«PEDRO'MELENDEZ 




l365-tlhcj^assarre atjrort (fTaroUuc 



The kadcr«) of ihz ^ugutnots^ 

^^earlng o^ the S^^aniards* adxvt nf. 

Knowing thattht;/ camt as -fots 

■And the dtttvuction of thcmstluf s, 

COas Hitntndtr' -fell intent'^ 

7\Csolufd to grant" him nc^cposc 

^ut'te attack him,still all unpif|}arfd; 

i^Tvd %o JtAn "Ribaut Ir-Tt tKc riut r }n&-^ 

And u'dh his fleet" c^ fl5btin<5 rue n 

Sailed for St'.-Au9ustint,onthf ttnth da^ 

Of September thaf same vear, 

Ltainn^ behind the women -folk. 

The children c^ the sick , 

toith a small ^Uardjof seuentttn mm. 

InKtalth, to btar the >)okt. 

Of strenuous battlt. 

Ttibaut'i ttmpe*t toi* td « 

An. unknown shore, btntath his Itt^ 

toa» drlv-en Tsjisf our sand^ bai' 

tt/ntit atlast"trhe. sea, 

Cast all his -Plctt ufjon shore 

South of Vnafna^as Inltt* 

During ihafsame stoTm. 

Vntntndfz loItK Six hundred fisbttri^ mtn. 

^n btdra«5<5led e^-fbrelorri 

Irom loading throu3K morasses dttp ^ 



Surisr^std tKt Trench at dawn's firstpttp: 

Thct'tmptsf thf^had gained lt5 height, 

Tht huguenot* totrt all asleep, 
tiJhen tbt Spaniard* tbok thtir fort: 

Oh ujhat a tragic, shocking »lght': 

Tht rising sun disclosed. . 

^cr^en e^ children la^ slaughftrfd in their home. 

^r no pit"; had the ulctors shown 

I*,ntil Haenendcz issued, tliis command 9 

That eoer^ Sfjamarct no-w mu»t hold his hand 
'And spare the women e^iht children 
-And Hit cripfjles too, if un<ier -fifteen >car» of agt* 
( nij this comrn.a.rvcl stwnt^ lines totrt saixd.) 
The re-s+of the tioo fort^ human %oul» 
tiitrt slain ^ cut down or hanged on trtes 
us those inhuman ghouls. 
AU thii bvj fanatics v)a& loroughf 
■And 5Ka*nc upon their HAmt •->as brought" 
ThrcugKcut" t^t ^T'^^iari coorld.. 
Thfairiual ofhxenendtz 
5^ack In. St'.yiugustinc. 
cuas hailed uaitH great rtjoicing; 
» Solemn ^oss toa* cs Ichreiti d 
Tht^ sung aTt'Dtum. 
Of^sralrse. £^ thanks torGcd. 
^r the great l>ici^or^J toon. 



^Hc^aasacre at Jftatau^as Inlet 



)>i£nend(K htarin^ oftht^uguenofV sad islv^Kt, 

Wrecked upon an island on tKat sibrmy nlgKtr, 

Cro*»td iht Tba*) e^ma^dt KLs toa^, 

'lo'hjatanzas Inltti 

CJheu "Ribau. c^ 5omt tin Score mca ormort 

t«)£rt musterEd onthc southern short'^ 

He rtt^ixtstexi aid &, Succor 

^vomistd to pa'7 a raa»orn hi^h 

jjut oastold,in accents bold, 

TKa^f unconditional surrender 

C)a* ^Ke onl<; off€T>n£ntn.d«z cjould consider. 

Cooped on an Island » 

toith no Tntan* of tVanstsorfeiCon. 

tottknofood or iKtlt'tr 

nlhAut" was in no ]soilKon , 

toittjout" arms, to resist the hard condiKon.. 

In't£ns,ynfntndc? brou^ktthtm o'f r tkt waTir 

•Across -the Inlet, tothtVlnastatia shore, 

■^jere.bacU in Hit island bu»K, 

^c>ond their comrade** uition. . 

ictrt done to dcatk , more than ten scort 

Of shifjiorecked men. 

Tar to tht south, near Canavfral Ca.-pt, 
Ttoo hundrfd castatcj^^s -from^flibaut's flcef 



^ailt them a littlt -fort, comnjfnctdtb build a ship Ot «tari>^ed, c^ died in mist rv t^ toant . 



iohertin to sail -for Tranct. 



Somt tioc«f>j dti<y« had parsed &tja«j 

Since the foul •laughter athiAtanza* Inlff* 

lohfn the Sjianlard.* once ajaln 

Turned soutfi, b«( »ea ty la-nd , 

To completi the work in hand , 

The mifctr*/ of that' little hand. , 

Of Trench mcri. 

linobtt to re»i»t the ouerwhelm-in^ odds 

The ^u^utnots teok them to the uood« , 

tJherf >nenendc2 sent his plighted word » 

Tremise of kind treatment, of life spared* 

K t:h£«j'd surrender. 

Ti-ft^ declartd'in their oninion^ 

They'd rather be deucuvcd b>j Indian? 

"Than fall into the Spaniard's hand*.". 

The rfst complied with Spairi's demands. 

"TKeir lii)-£5 Utres^jared €<tHt»j wtvi treafed oj^H, 

So the old historians in their tcritinqs trll. 

Tht fi(t^ disappeared -from uiet^ 

riouord hat comt of thtmithcir fat« is unrtcorded.^ 

Terchance thiv too u^ert slauohttrtd- 

?frchanc£ the»i KO-idalife of freedom. 

yi-monej+ht Indtan^ iJiM 



^^ 



.Y.^ 



^^ "possession 






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iT2?fdro Tntnej^dezsda^ ^ 

Gui2powder had come fo stay 
tioas £k Arrows bad sun tl^elr da> 
And -tht tomahauk was damntd. ' 
Cannon _£k blundtrbus W£,rt mighty , ,^ ^, 

■And m'l^bt coa^ri^Jit mthobt good cldtimts, ^"^i/l 
bo iht min -from Spain bv/ sK^ar ml^ht (^ main ^ 
Seized £v tntind. posstsslouj 
1^ut,ln ordtr to make sood their titlt, 
T>2E> had to butdX u thty had to fight, 
Lrear steel .armour all the daj/ 
Lie qua.kiri9 uith fear all nl^bt. 
■ "hou, In the tutntleth csntur^^ 



Undtr Uncle Sam's command, 
"hortbern 5ti'aT29£r5 art incited here 
And asked to take our laT2d; 
Kettle t, Inurph^j of Cathedral flace 

C3i[[ 9Ladl> Tna"ke it easy- 
/ Tor any^ man of sny race 

To gain a title clear c^ good 
To farm improued or covered ultb wood 

To cit> Lot^ with mansion or cot 

And all without any fi^htln^. 

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/rVwn iTt dU 



hfiHtm eigFity slx^Injl^Tid s^ Spain wfre notrad: war, 
ftatln^Und's qwEn, kad r^iised to gbt htrhand, 
^nd, ±dTi her t^lronc,wUh rhUi]3, at: his dfrnandj 
mlip £^ Spah Wirt o^ihi Catholic reUglon-. 
Ih9land Es£ll7db£l1i of feTftformed ^siMsujn", 
Spam wdsiht^rcai'Esi: poutr In the uide woridm 
Tkilrislisfi enslpn uas unf urltd , 
Onl^ on {:hat' small Ult a on the stas, 
^hEftjtruiH {:o sa^, It floated irrttie oreeze 



^/^ 10' 



Vl5 proud ^^il9^i as an v. 

Thtrc was no war, buf mr<j da*/, 

The Spaniard tJas prtisarlng, 

Gatfitrlng wLthln his harbors' i&iz ntudX, 

That 9rcairi4rmada, which coaldVit fall to bfair 

-(^nd conqiur that poor island. 

Butthist preparations great, 

CostTnucKin treasure, ti>hlch ihf St? tt 

Could Ul afford, anless they drew it from adroad^ 



-ftnd so T^merica becamt, 

THc -frcasuri/ from whxck old. Spain. 

Di*£65th£ tM&iikltorn from i:ht Indians) 

LDltfj. which to in^adtJjasland. 

5^li7abeth,m order ^05^^ ilme. 

Commissioned. Drake t^othtr captains prline. 

To rove ikl S^panlsh Vnaln? 

Capture, irhe treasure ships of Spam, 

And barn ev loot the cities near the sea? 

•And bnn^ the plunder fo her iTreasui':/; 

-^nd Drake ohtytd his Tnlstress' bthtstr, 

■^nd fought e^ plundered coLth such resf 

That his ndmt became a tierror ihrou^h the Wcsf; 

Galleon upon 5aUton? with untold laealth of ^old, 

'Riches from-t^be, old Incas hold 

Oas captured e^the boof;^ enriched Cn^land 'stead of 

And the sallin.^ of the^r£af/l»'mada,afas delated a^aln. 

Space t.>LU not' permit" that 1 should name 

The foi-Jns &, cities of the Spanish Inaln s 

Ci)hose portable wealth was carried atoa^/, 

To assist old irn5land on that 5reat d^y 

ti3htn,asthe Spaniards' caUtd it, ihe /ni/waSIcAirvAtiA. 

Uas o'er come In shock of battle ^by the tempest's blasr. 



-Along the coasts offn^land. 
Sly Trancls, homtward bound, on an ocean Ut&nd found 7 
A beacon, tower e^^on InuemgatLon, 
■A totijn c^-PorfbcRtath the Spanish -''la^, 
Camt Into vltu> e^ 33vakc, toe ma.> be Suve. , 
ti>as more iKan^lad 

losall acres* the bar t^ enter this Vnatanzas Ba-yj 
tOtitn, hearing wKo ihtir msltor ml^lrt bti 
TKus coming In -from o'efthc sea.^ 
The soldUrs In tKe-foi-t'TnacLc no dc-Ia'y j 
Took to their heels ^>an aujayj 
lta.ulno behind., In thflr ^rta-t" baste , 
CoIyv fov their pay, all In a chcsrtj 
The uatuc of tt4jo thousand pouri.cL» 
[A sum Immense In that old day) 
Spa In I TKtcoln secured, the -fort destroyed^ 
YKt saUovs^lv^ their boots, came u-p the ba-j 
I'^nd lan-dcd at St-Zlugustinc; 
-Wcre^ because from hidden ambush laid. 
•His sergeant -major tiJas shotdeeid, 
Drake burnt the to&m .Thus usas the ancient" city 
Hcsti-oycol for tk first ■l:ime,inore ti^as the pity 
tahen &till In Lnfanc>, 




The 5t Georpe of-ynirry Sn^Land 
JJai famtct In Upcads old 
Tor rescuing bcatcous malcLens 
Trom draponb all too bold. 



Tht 5t Georoe of sunny -Aucjustme 
lb -famcu-b 'notiJj to-da.^ 
■/Is a hosttlr;/ wnirt >/oun^ €k old 
hiobt comfortablv/ btay. 







T)u,t I fall ifl $it kpu 't■^^^^: could be 
ftt/orctlic Lni^entlon of ftlt^raphy, 
Tostthaists utrt Ihf -fastest nioifers 
In those good old times. 

Jn the davs of rtdro InenERdezj there was news salorc 
(ui'no means of sprfadin^ Itj uas intToducEd btfore 
Tfet time of ncuspawrs. 
iTiou-a-days &?e cannot" llvt without thf ncwsj 
>6J£ mast knou uhat tfe? other fellow docs, 
Vl Chinaman cuts off his bigtail^ Uft sujjpost, 
Infaqland, iheiaureatt lets loose his must. 
In distant_-}j'industan,aroT£tchEd Tnussulman, 
Down In his Luck,ioith brandUhed fuluar-runs a-muclc, 
•AlUhls peread next" morn, ulth all iht other truck, 
^ertainm^ to the da^ e^ night before, 
Whllt catinj brcak-fast, befoft going to the ^tore^ 
Or shoD or offic^ tt"ma^ be, fo do our daily 9rmd. 
■^ lamis - ' - " " '* ■ 



And bowte ^tt" there with the greatest" speedy 
Thi> -till us houihe league ^ames stand 
Dhatpla'^s arc on the sfa^e s, all about" the ban4> 
■And so^from page-to pa^e, we gather all thafs dom^, 
^tspintr- 2dl that's done, &, also all that's breulrig, 
Th(X]x.r\in^ Record" of 5f.-Augustin6? 
Ulll ^iui>iou for your ni^hltv SUl^tr, 
-All the news ihat's worth the knounn^, 
from /orelock -to the cruppfr; 
Il'-ttLLs^ou what our business mtn 
-/)rt anxious vou. should knou 
It tells ' " 

Infect 



t tells vou what is golns fikalso where to 90, ^ , 
tn-fecr it w a brttiy sheff which all men oujbTio know. 







ThTf -rtUuJ where foso to 9tt the thing we need ^ 



In the orai/e yard 072 Cordoua «5/. noitr stcinds a/iWc chapel:, 
^ tTddlticm. says that it 



Stip 5oftl> o'er the ground 
WhtTt the mhVion fathers died, 
Tor the stootb are saicrtd, ^ 
1b»/ their blood theyr sanctlfUd. 
Thcv crositd the uondVous unknown 
^nd came into the ulLd, 
^oplnp to conucrt the sai/age, 
To the ^aith of the -Hol> Child. 
They durcjt' amon^ the Indians 
li7 their i/iUa^es round here. 
34nd built them little chaptls 
ZJhere tht^r the CJord mi9ht hear. 
TKt ^ood men tolled c^ labored 
rreached t, yatfxytd u read, 
^nd di*eu the rein* of moraltt)/ 
"Rqht on the conuerts made. 



uhere father Corfia -fell. 



sea. 




^^**.- 




One of father Cor|Da]5 flock, 
■At the Tolomato mlsbloY:, 
Grow In^ tired of self restraint. 
Growing uear> ofbein^chldect, 
Tlunpcd Into excess unbridled, 
Tlun^ed acjaln in iava^tr;/. 



CJlth a tomahatJk. he 5let*T, 
Sleu the ^ood"man,Tathcr Cor]3a 
Took hi^ life at earL> daion. 
Set his head uison a pole, 
-Hl^b u^xin a "pole he set it, 
Cohire all TTien might set. 




Tbdopiqiu hiihbwn udb north a/ ihi cify;Ocidn di.kdds lo ibi ^iti a/ Ihi. aid 

%\^t JltaasacTC at% opl<mv. isss. '*'''''' i%^7if^jSy''iS, 

frorn ihe Tolomato misslou 

Theisaua^call akt; -fever -beat; 

(The Tnur'arou-s Chief of, Guale) ^ -^iwBiiBiasgsBas^.^^^ 

The chief t, his comjDanloiis* ^ ■* -^ ^ "H^^^^^^^^^l^ 

^£ntr their blood> foolrsteps 

To the vUlape of TblakjiLi; 

There they found the reuererofaiizer 

The rcuerent father Hodrlquez, 

t)ho rebaked them uer_> row6\!^^ 

ZJariud them of the sure result? 

Wthtlr certain punishment 

Doth here e^ the hsreafter^ 

ftut the saua^e, blood had tasted^ 

Tzothlno less uoald satisfy. 

Only blood would satisfy. 

So the father, the Tather 'Rodrlquez, 

cc^^ed. a rcsfjite, jae^^cd a ^sause, 

ftcp^ed e^ so obtained a iiause, 

The-WpLy >nas5 -to celebratt. 

So this strange euent was setrj, 

rerchancc unvc|ae In hUtor>, 

A prl-est before the altar kncds, 

^Is audience, ulth blood isLebauched.^ 

Ualtln^ to take his Life. 




The 4tol)( £ucharlst endedj 
Tht TjTLEst, the mirtyr larltit". 
On his knees before the altar, 
jOendln^ (ouly on His knees, 
fiecelued the Impious bbw 
Wblcb se^" his spirit" free. 



%hc CoquinaCSuarncs, Biacovereex l680 




That cor2qlomfra.h of shell e,^a«c(. 

L3hlch,|r|7rou<^h tht pas^lrjt? oi ih\ aq£5» 

Ma.'i bifn comprtsitd bv octari's giarjt l^ai^d, 

ItjIo firm rock, tohich tht old saqts. 

In ttrm-iEupl^orjLc, calltd co<^uvna., 

Tht 5parjlard^ found on /Ina^tasla bland 

Andy toorklnq a capfii^t Indian taana, 

Thi^ S^^eirritd iti &, trvmmtd ItT 

i^nd brouqht It o"tr tht ba.^ 

i^nd. toitl7 it built tbt gatt^ s^fort 

t'lnci thi old hou«)t?> tohicK vpu st£ todav . 

In modtrrz fimt^ cje'te ubinq othtr tbin^^s 

A'3 durabU e^ U^^ costL>^, for co<juina. trims 

Onl^j coith cart «^ at gnat outlay 




^c coTicrttt, brick e^ artificial stoni tbda> 

Sunyslant iht old cosi-tii^a rock* 

Wl^ich stood so well tht baitlt shock 

lOhtn OqUtborTot ujb.^ fiirt. 

If 70urt intent on buildin<3 a homt or cit»/ block 

*^ou will not tbink of usin*^ the old coquina rock 

Tiut J.A.'fttsc-s on 'Rhode /^i^enui 

l"i thf man for vou to intfruittJ , 

Ke manufactuYfS stont so cotliy 

i^s all his Tjatrons loudlv tfU ^ 

So closil>j ukt tht rtal tnin'j s 

That ?)tand*) tht coEai* of tirnt e^ ^ieatbirii 

So pnl^f^ sxptrts can discol>tr 

Ciblcb Is ont s» tohlcb thi otbtr. 



"^ ' '^ nosi^t insurance firms jxlstcd K^txt , 

Dl^ichnou rtliiu^ irki bsau-y k>s5 sasfelntcL 

ZOhcn. dtijcLlvti^s burn,fi>Hl2 all that f:he> contain, 

Tht oionir t^as -Forcjd -iro hueHt round. 

To find the Tftt^ns t^o buUd a«iam, 

ZiJli^h no helping hand zxKtnd.vi', 

"ho open pursE fo east jrhe siTraln. 

Tls true the land, cost not a cent" 

They took it, ulU-^-nUly, -from the Indians 

fJithoui' asking thtir copscntj 

ftut^tho' no price In coin, was "paid ^ 

The Indians hadasrieuance ^toeremuch liafent: 

On paying back the. score, with interesf ^ more ; 

i<\ftd so the Stjanlards fiald. xk blood ^untold worr^, 

Tor the Lattd^^h£y grabbed. 

There is no blood exacted nou-a-daLys j 

■knA. lohalraorr^jE^ what -t^roiibk there may be 

In seekinj CwinfiTuling a suitable locality. 

To build a home or starl'a-farm, 

■A store or place of business, 

Hotekins &, Son , the realty -Ttrm 




.2)te£n^JohnDa\)l5,tb£ buccamtr 

Catne Into Inatanzas liay, 

y^nd., -Finding i)-er> llttk loot^ 

-«e burnt the town Cs sailed aua^ 

lAn an^ry disappointed man . 

*rha.t-Loas the second trime nSt. -August me was burnt, 

And -foUouinc) him came Gou-fmor "haoore, 

^etroo made a bonfire of tht Talacfc 

'fbt-fiire,to his home in Georgia, he returned. 

Zohafiv>oublous times ihoSs earlv settltrs had 



(^oulfind fhevn on oid Chavlctte Street) 
irill shoulder for^oLLfi, set the transfer ^ade 
■/lT«lei>€r/lthLn.'} comislete. 



%He(!^l6.^ouse onSt,ir'-ancW<$tr«et 



On 5t panels 5trKi:,mar tKi oW Waster^, 

Stands an old Koust, whlcK tradttriori sa^s- 

Islht most ancient hou$t »n.a.U our nifwry. 

<ft.at tfctrrutH Is, tht dttds fo thtst old duellings, 

Tht 5pa.mard5 ca.rrlid off idit>i thim to Spaitn, 

Sc vou. dLU set that a.li our qiust is vam. 

To ilnd iht «act cU^n or month. oi* yca.r 

m uKlcK tht Sp^Kiaifds first began to reai* 

yVns ont of tht old hoosts tn our toum.? 

1^ Scort of >s.a.ra, or more or less 

hottilnq can be nearer t^an a. Ukeh ^utsst 

Qatr thij old hoaat i* old, it has for gentr&tiona 

lian bufftttd. in uain b-^ ravn e; wind, 

rtnd If ^oulW cLill9«.ntt> starch, ptrhap' you U find, 

fteneath the modtm uanda-ls stucco d plasftr • 

Th£ marks of u)hat wa* ^taiva '^^t^^ ^'*^!?''' 

CJhen cannon balls from Oglethorpe s rcdfiuhr, 

Cam« near to settling onct for alU 

Tkt aqt of thU old houst^b^ as antimtL-/ +aU« 

tjlthln tht balldln^ Is a colitction rare 

Gathtrtd together uith much toll £< cart j 

Of old historic articles of virtu. , ^ 

Of furnltart come doumfrom ano.tnth.omts 

Of picture* 6^ tn9rai>ln.5% from ^e t^ncunt tomes, 

Of brlc-a-brac e^ tapestries 

And. man.«y other thing* Ukt these 

COhlth arc of Inttrtst: to pur 3U£sts . 

[Oho, throughout- their wsit, search tht town in sutsr 

Of olci historic souucnirs. 




Before lY eoas renovated 



%hc ©Id Curiosity Jhop 

fire's urt hajD-E su.fftred|>om,mo^E.^:^^aaour sPiart, 

biaiTy old hlstbrlc baildI.n>3S,ancUnt' land ■ma.rk^^ptn&hE.d. ihin, 

Ibu-t still tkt flarrzt^ h^v-i. left: as, scatts red htre. i^Xkzrt, 

Sornt of tht old structuretj cohlch exi=.t£d cohtn.^ 

Knugkts wore armour ^ fou«7ht coith spear 6>. shitld 

In Kand to hand trzelets on. main^ a battle, field 

1*} round St". ■i4u5u^tLnt« 

■Amon<^ -thtst aucLfcrat relics of the old. Sjaanlsh times, 

horn, now (ia_t» a better claim, to be set" en. rh^jmes^ 

hone can claim a, longer life or better face tkt weather 

Thajri the Old Cariosity Shop tokich. taken all together 

I"5 a rnost interesting sptcirnen. of Spanish. ai'cKLtEctlLTe, 

^nd Jn'^Dodge the owner, coill be glad to hai>e you calL^ 

Ht iJLtlta.k£ you round, the place. _£^ gxi^lain to vo"-? 

It's characteristic points e^ its history too, 

^v he's u-try proixd. to be the oiDxitr of this houst of history 

Incident' ly "h?- Dodge, is a good TaE,ch.anlc j 

So if your toatch or clock, »jO_ur chain ortrinket ga'j 

■h.£.tcL^ repairs or ou-erhaullng, then onTlodge go callinQ " 

And h^ catU fix It ureLl t\ •prormiU'^. ' 




Goir.lTioore of 5.C. bes£L9£clTt.Sdn)narco for 5raontb5. tbttouR 

-Kiah In thi toojEr l^l7£ look-out kttios bis atary Loatch, . 

-from Land to staL,f)'om. stato land e^ o^ertKt rlih&r's loldt £X]oa.n5t^ 

ii£ Cd.ots hb steLTchln^ glance. 



8^fc ^Ub St.G£Or9i5 banner -fLoatmg h'l^fi" 



T^^tn brazen trurrip 6^ rolling d.Twm oo'dh b£ai>y tramp of Trjany -fitt 

Send out their tclaoes o'er the deep. 
■A spanlsK 5olcli.tr on Ki?) btat"^ dts^Di-tt In lieavv &rmouY cla.d.«> 
Lta^ps nlmblv on tke -para-ptt 5^ 'piles the, Ugbtld brand 
Tl^en^ hlgk above the sentr^^ tower, the red hame ^lean^b so bright 
i\nd. *^Eacon Light Sy cannon roar proclaim the enemy In sight, 
^rom_ eu-er-y house e^ cottage In old St.i^agustine 
The citizens of all dtgrees^ come -Fjoarmg forth amain, 
Thz^ thronq the narrow, lolndlng streets , t (it v cro5s the qlacls green 
•^nd thenthtv la.^ their burdens down, the old fort uaa-lL^ wlthlYx, 
Tor here In sa-fety tKe^ niay rest while cannon hurl their bhot, 
The^ I suffer Ynuch dl-scomfort €^ their dwellings ma'y be burnt 
fbut the old coejulrza Losklb, the moat e^ soldiers stTout 
Are ca-pable ihty know-full weLL, to keep the -foe ulthout. 




cSpanlidH fiJouernors-l^alacc 



hWan a fairer sriot 
On God's round_£a.rth fbda.»/ 
In. which to Loh'dt a.ua^ the tirwt 
Tht tointtr months to sta^ ? 
It ib not hot, it is not cold 
lout balmv v-grdaut &pyin«3 , 
COhtrt tht -flooMrs art tht brl^hh^t 
And thfc birds 50 sutttl^ sinq . 
ii_ti'£ Nou>£ surt to mttt voLLi* -fritnds 
+or all tht ojofld comtt, htvt 
lo be rid of -fyost s^ snocj- 
Tht -first Tnonths of tht VEai*. 
So -pjurchast land, to build a. homt. 
If nont that's built 'four coants will mttt, 
T'uiU cost: voultbs, inort pUa«,ur£ ^itld 
Than round hotels to roa-m. 
Tor ^ou. rtmembtr tht old sonq 
Thtrt is no plact likt home,, 
"tbesidts, ei^eribod^^''?, doing [t 
1btca.ut)t the figure notj is locj- 
f^nd as vE-o-f* pa.^'s h-^ 
"^on. understand tha.t coont bs So 
Socs».Ll ori Nugent 'tbc>-rn,t& 
±lt'5 bttn htrc y^iam^ «yEE«.r& 
And he tolU gtt^ou ujhat *j6a coant 




So [Dut aioav vour fears 

Sour doubts, ^our t^ualms , ^our ht&itaKon 

And. to fritnd *R)arnt&' oKCct 

tlaa-kt v^ov-ir htst si^etd to hasttn 

Voul find it on Cathtdra-L Tlact 

Ta-cv.-ncj tht ?osCOf^lcL ?a.rl< 

An.d. is altJav<«> tktrt 

TVorrj. brtakfa.st until datk. 



^^^^^>^rftvJSeach 




5l:.-Au.9_u?)rmt is "proud t, nshti) proud 

Of fetr +uj£b£ach£s,uhLch invat tfet croud. 

lb comt, discard COR uentionalityi 

And in tkdr bathing salts so plcturesqae 

Sptnd all tht llwlong dav at" rest. 

Ivvou hai>€ mv^r^ mn thi ocean ^jrand 

Or oiaYidered on It's htattn sand 

Then comt t^stt a sctnt sublime 

In ujlnttr or In summer time; 

Tf you already knou heptunts uldt domain 

Vou certainly are rcacty -to ultu It onct agaln^ 

So wfutker or not tht sea is neu to you. 

Voul -find horthtbeack and its eyfended uleu 

It's broad^widt sijreadin^ milts of sand 

tt's tossing, -foamlnt) breakers and 

It's ozonz breezes wafted -fresh c, cool 

lOillmake you feet like kids >ust out of school. 



So take the launch Pauline z^ so across iht bay 

Ja5Sin«5 forthiarlon uihi Inlet on tkt way 

Tkt fcalf hour on the tjater you u»iU find well ypznt 

Andiohen u,pon the rli^ers bank vou land. 

Vou'L find a pai>IUon<) just suited, lb sour mind 

Tor sucti refreskmtnt as you -fee I in need 

Dill be serued to vou toith the 'jreattst sp££d, 

Then Capo's car, like It in all the uorld there's none. 

Will carry you toTzorth ^eacb upon the fastest run . 

how of surf baihin<5 vou can hau-t vour fill 

Out In the tumbling breakers or in the little rill 

Which ripples up upon the sand 

The coav-t's last effort, scarce higher than your hand, 

/)nd when tht shades of night &rt settling doun 

In car e;^ launch vou loiU return to town 

The better for tht day fanned by the briny breeze 

Thanks tothtCapo5,u3hoVe done their best to please. 




the cokoU country <s, pushed ^orararc^ t-Q ^he z^ry G<3tes of 6t.-/lu^ushn£! 

TiJ '- Tj n Ti ' fizirhanks 

\vil 5Un LTj goLdtn splendor, shont Vn% grev co<^uirja walls x^oti, 

Tfit btauy <5a.t"e5 cjtcLt Ofatn -Flung, 'gainsir masstu-e towers from, oylrlcfz tbcy Kung 

Tht dra.iobrld.gt 5panntd tht Tn-oair. 

Th.t irL-pLt TQ>\^i of ca-ct"!, growing on iKt brta.t.t'uovk stetp, 

Loere u-ndtbturbtd by breatfi of air, all nature seemed asleep; 

The senJrrles In tbelr boxes, tbt guards around tbt ga-tt? 

GDere dozing In the. shadoujs cool, -till lirioas' most too late! 

Tot suddenly \ 63ltb boop e^ cry 

T^nd. btncLed. bow 6x t"omaba.wk on hlgb 

■(\. band of- redskins 'peared-. 

Then Instantly oiere all alerr, tKt beav-y bridge. Indrawn., 

The muskets cracked in xKilleys stout, -rtit painted warriors f ltd In rout, 

Vci.\. Gair£5 bad. saued the town. 




la prost 6^ 5onq 5^ laciys boiotr, 
dhtn tnt a.lr t'h"^ fraigra^nct -fLLls 
Coantkb^ b£fc5 thiir ntctar sip ^ 
From th^ chaYmtd, encha-iattd lip 



?rotot^p£ of this hottL 
ralmtr t^h^at•■Do^c^£U run so well 
That gutsts In bundrEd-b comt g^dioell 
in comfort £s at £a.^t 




In this bf aufi-fuL refreat 



3°^^^^ €^ Il^aidtn. loy-e to mett 
T>:ustUng among the great fDalTn 



■palm Itaufs 



UhLsptr tbt 5am£ old storv 
TtLL th£ samt old talt 
phich u£ all rfimtmbtr 
ariLtS!. our mtmVles fall 



^•{ rort JnBarvon, 



as completed in 1756 



»»i 



Tort San Juai7 loat) buUt b<y hjeoEnds^ o^^ I05S set close tbgti-htr, itLoas dEstro>/ed by Drakt in 1585; 
/Inothsr fort of cjooct uas buUt £^?brf San Vnarco,tfjf prtstTjt 5t"ructur£,ua5 commenced about i&T-o. 




31 jyiuif'l'i^ i ' 

TS-We Court 





HV^ii' 



Hn'^KeiFuarei^ 



oom 

CJl^tn /Imjnca usl^ first dibcoutrsci, 

Idhin tht great factfic -firsr coa^> bttn, 

Whtn >)7agell-an saiUct around, thi globt 

/irid tfet toorld toab ript-for aa^tking, 

Thttri tobacco c«Ja?> d.iscoi>ertcl.,tb be a lo)7t man's frLtnd 

To Sooth his troubltd S73Lrit,bririg hi^ toorrlti to an trid. 

Surcl*/ no sreattr comforttr^no'jreater pal has man, 

^an tht uEtci tobacco, starch whzrt cot ma^ e^ can. . 

r^altigh Tftiv-tr toa^ in Tlorlda, tht'losb cj-a^ surtJ^ hi^, 

Strill 1 nti^tr cta^t to bltss him, as m^ Toipt 1 sfizt > 

/Is 1 btat it -for tht o-fflct on ths run. 

Sinci *Rakl«}>i*% timt tobacco^s sprtacL 

To tt>€r'j corner of tht uiorld 

^ud in iv-tr'j country; its banner Is un-furled.; 

int Turkjhv, ?>m.okt*. hii hookah e^hi«>lonq chibook> 

"Hit Spaniard rolls his cigartttt coith a Knowing looic, 

Iw Icciia tht^ sniokt cit^ars or-pipts macLi of bamboo, 

Tht "Britishtr surtars b»; his briar 6( thf German foo 

H i>€r^ partial -to a 7ilpt,mad.t of c^^lna to-art 5 

tJKiU wf. indetc(,tr2Jo^ th% u>std,in tu-?r<y shapt t^forrn 

t4><. loy-6 a cjood cigar ^ uri cioCi upon a pipt> _ 

In fjlacES too tht CLcjarcttt giu-ts tv-tr-yont dtiight; 

5o>you uil'io u.st this Kindh; wted. coill bs glad to Uarn 

TharGtnoi^ar on St.GeorgtSfreitiin his optn store,, 

rtas a v-ir^ large. assoYrmcnt of evt r^thiri'^ evmort; 

tobaccos fe^ cigars of all ■tl?e brands that's knoion, 

rariar 6\ rrittrschaunx pipes, tobacco jars of stone., 

Cigar casts 6s pouchts of tutrv d.tgr«e. 

Thzi onl^ thing foT><ou to do, Li to ^o Ch«ri t^ stt.. 





®l\apel injTortJItarlon 



'p *', 

















@Ai^ jBcfences 




In da>s of old whtn sailors bold 
And soldlips qultrt chiualrlc 
Ltft thui*£uropta.n homtb 

And croistd ihi broa^d. Atlamtici 

Tkit oni'y moni^ \r\ iki town 

ZL,;.."^!,^ ^Ja-b t^uardtcL in tht fort, 
" ■ ' ■ ■ ^" '■ ." ■ ^"-" r^- Or earlUr *>till In. th.t trta.«)UT> tUL 
lri_tht old. hou.^*. «>o rorn antic. 
r^ Lfti. ci.t7 it stlf coa.^ guoLrdtcL t'lqht 
V' 'ib') 5pa.aUh Tba^orjets fjlanted clo«>t 
Ipji On baLTiKs of ta^rth tbroun up brtast height 

'' "■ Ontht tdgt of a. moat both broad (^ d.tfp 

tOhich "protected tht ptopk cotitn tht^/ cotrt a^lttp 
Trom entmlts frona colt^iout. 

Iri mod-trri time*) coe rt i>tr^ sllcK 
Tht barjks of esLxth ha.i>-t become banks of brick 
LOhtrt tht people lodge their moa^^j, 

^r the people rioui have mont^ to sfjare- 

An.c\. their s>a.uir2C5& a.re lodged, cjitk tht greafeST ca.TL 
In tht Commercial *fbank of- St.T^ut^ustlnt. 






^Icazar! "Romance b iniht narte! 
Qhtn km^btbood was It2 -flower 
Ihi ynooT coblp'f bpam 
On -AMc s distant sbore. 
-Al7d now our modern -Alcazar 
1 5 a romance In Itself? 
Jbrld^ln^ the Interi/enln^ apes 
Unking the parted centuries . 
ld'ai\2^ou.i>itQiht wonder-Pul exterior, 



Uhen v/OLLtjander 'nt&ih iht l^abs, 
Uhmyo\)i hear the bubbling -Fountains, 
}^OLir enchanted, Wn^ iht charms 
Of ancient 5pain . 
When^iGu enter the interior, 
See the spacious loftjf roorns. 
See the snowy spread of linen, 
Tartake of the delicious culsme,. 
Then lndied,j^ou Icnow rl9ht uelL 
That^ou>iT2 a rrzodern, up-to-date betel. 



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D^m^scus, hoar> uUI? tht wtlgbf of forCy cfatarits, 
from th£ mlsjrs of dim antiqaify fmtrplng* 
Thf. oldtsf cit> knoun in all tht hi^tonts , 
Contains a sfr££t",fh£ name of which is cLostly i;£r9ing. 
Oatht sarcastic, c^ which iTiarK Twain, in terms elastic, 
lOrotc»tis his heuTilqrims i rogrtss* fjhich I caott, 
" Whc si-rat toh ich i s caLUcL 5trai9ht ' . 

Thz onlypkcs ofirgn)/ tmxtkzcoi^srsofthzmbUf 
Tbrto-find dfi{tin9 matcy 
tOe ipu^t SEarch-, asc&fli as us^are able, 
IwLX {hi sinuouSi useful cork sreur- 
-AnU-thtrdinbotSs arch ^o stable, 
\niht oldest city of Iht U/.5. 
Tnanv narrow strtds dJi-flnd, 
tOhlch smack of old Damascus, 
hnd Tnark Iwbxn recall to mind; 
■Mousis too tht f lamts hairc left its 
-Hgrt 6^ there about the ioun 
\ UfiLch haire stood the test of agesj 
■Hal^e reslisted old Time's -frown; 
Ynanv modern structures too 
Talaces in tnoorish art, 
liesbned bv skillful architects ^ 
Uhich moYt thaT\ pla^ their parf 
In the coup d'oeii of the town. 
Should >ou wish to build a home., 
iA pallet era cof 
In historic Augustine^ , ., .^ 
Trcd. V\,-Htndtrich in tht uaiL lilock, 





is thf man you should call In., 
-Architfctarc ishis study, 
-His hobbv, his delight, 
-He will drauj dtsi905 -for you. 
Uhlch >oul su-rtl^ -find all nsht. 




of 

Jfruit 



-i^^^y^^-^^y 



Se».rch throus*^ the ten loa, you will find no mate, 

Ordngss e» Umons, limes e^ grapt fruit" too 

THt Jaisarst^t ptrslmmoaTdrt^whlch is(fwlx met; you) 

•rtsadtUciouj abonne boucht asai'Jvtklng that s raistd, 

?[ntftppl£%.&,olm%, mtlon.* 

And ini flni cum'juot's^ mort tlian. I can mtnti-on.* 

TialsEd In^lorlda -for tUt bfnt-fitof the n?>+''"'^" 

tJKicli thu«. <5ti% •fruH',rare £v5U£tt',aUouIo-f swson. 

Tons ujsoii-fon^^ln. long -waving lint*) 

Of Snakt like c^rci toindlnq tkrougk tht ijlnts* 

Gcln.^ -to tht "NortK CKlOtst^whtrt cjlnter's cjvst ifs Sptll. 

■Mere in St. /4u.9ustin.t 

toKin visitors in ttioUiands cotnt ai^sltinq j 

Tht'y^ Uke'tb send iomcfrwit"» 

■flU Tvpt u -packed t^ntk caire i^ 

To tKe less blghh •fawred -fntnds 

ThtViPt Itft b£^lind upthcrt, 

Amon^tht -frost^. a, snotog 




(oKtrc l;hf rf's notkln^ In tht cjinttir monttis aihlcn gy-pios; 
^nd should ^/ou, reader, be incLintdi '^ " 

■And %o recall iiourjtlf lo mind^ 
Go ate •friend 'Rw.sseU on St. George's Strtet 
y^nd he wiU -pack ♦ in boxes allcompUtis 
Ju»t tohat >ou toant to send 
Trult in the right condition for a -fritnd 
So tnanv nalU t. away » . 

And in<ldent^ly,uhlt£ In Hi 5 store >0u sta^* 
i^ou usiLlfind many postcards 
In t-vtry great variety, 
?tctuTC?> of the ancient tbua« 

"Dltwi of S£a,of \akt e^ rix>tr, up "Bit Stetttv down ^ ] 
^V there's nothing he's not got 
TTiat i* worth a. single ^cft" 
IntKt line of-cards or -fruity fisr^ou to thoote -ft-om.. JJJ 




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a7(93-}3»'rti0h © 



Sxporrea in nTs:- 

2ofonsof/ndi^o 

/t)htr Spain f£cltd.TToricia toGi-eat ibrlrain. 
T'wa^ n\«»h two hundrid ■v/tars Vinct ^kl haxt corrt. 
TrjiN had no ^arr^jr focgu«-t fhtrn food. 
ho inclu5^■rit^ bv whIcK tlii*^ could. 
Gavn. coin b>,^toriich to Tsa^ forwhat thf*) nttdid.^ 
T'ood ^ ?.upf5iL£$ ihv^ hacl rtciii-fd from. Spain > 
Tht coionv bad btjia a (os^-a constant' dra-ln. 
U'pcn iht motpjr country. 
COntn iht l^rili^h ca.mt £^ Took Tjoi-sisjlon. 
Sti'-tn thousand ajhitf^ t^a^ all tht t>ofiula.tion., 
.In toe ia'fnt Tjiriod thi colomfi of Tb^l^ai'^ 
/?Ion<^ ihi. horthtrn shfortr, could rtckon 
"Thrti mlltion, wnL^»^ in. thfir pos^f-Vions. 
lndn«itr»7 nou ^up^larT^tc^. coar . 
In >5la.ct of ^art^ , (a^rrrx.^ t, •factorIj% qalort 
Lctr-t, •.ca.ttfEd c'tr tKi "S-tah . 
"Florida no Icritr tru^.ttd unfo fate 
^^ut ra.i.^tU. liir food, t^ hu\tlid Tound 



ccupation.1783 5'^z^;^/ '^llflWoT'^J^frc. 

fxporttd much tht*) ravsid. Ev -found 
In naturf*^ wild (iiXuriant growth. 
During tho?>t tcanX^ \^^^^ 5t. Au^n^tint 
fbtc.ai72t a Xiort hild m t^t'f£m 
"'^v, northern ^choontr^ ^^i75^iYs 
fls well a_% tnglandS -faTncu^ cliTsptr^, 
(j)ho carried oul- acroi^ tht bai* 
In ont %hort vta.r,tb ntar ty-far. 
Ov-tT two hundred thou^a.nd dolla.rs uaiut 
Of ^stltrit^_J^ of ^usar, of Indiqo ty furptnTint 
/^r\c(,t-^t hi^tor■Lt«, aSSurt -sou . 
Thak indi«5o fro»»» 5t". rtusu%tinv 
^Etc^itd tht highlit prict of anN 
Old London <> n^arktt^in. . 
*ftu.t \h\'i, rt<5ino£ toas of short duratiort 
Ont ^cor£ of Nfa.ri oja'b a-ll t'hti'r occupaKon 
/4vicl thtn^. undtr tht ruU of Spain ^ 
AW. thLri«^% rsutrfta tot^ii ola »to.Ct a^^aln. 



^he @^atKeAraUi7a3- 

f>?onks &, priests with )7itnind.tz ca.mt 

(Jhzn ht -sittlid thli arjclent tomn 

ftnd thi results of their (dbors still remain 

For thtv shared with mtn of greattr renown 

In toll t^ ha.rd.ship, not In u-ain , 

To £5tabrLi)h htn Jht dominion of Spain 

And thi Catholic reliqion. 

In 5to-tntttn nintt-y thit 

The Catholic CatbtdraL aja?> built 

hot <^uit£ the. same a-s nouj ojt att 

Tor af tjr nigh a ctntarv had gone. 

fi fire parsed, ov-tr the old town 

And onlv tht. walls now rtmairi 

Of tht old building inckd by Spam. 

East of this old Cathedral 

On Cathedral flact^ 

Stands, tht Krst hational l^ank 

f\n.d If cohik on vour tourist's wa^v 

To wh.^^.ttl^er country you Tnet^ strav 

Vou csrtainlv 6>ill find it 

5au-£ ^ou. much anxi-ttv 

To carr»» on tbt road with »*ou, 

A Letter of credit good t^trut 

from tht "First hdtional*ftank of 5t. vlusustins 





GranaLda. tjas the ^raner*/ of Spabi 
From Ljh.Lch_th£»/ drtU} thar cfiiEf sup^jlits 
It's sumry -Fields of coh£a.t_£; othtr grain 
■An famoas Irx thi hi-btorlt^. 
Htvi. CO? hai/£ ouv own Granacla. 
FamoiLs in St.Augustint 
YoY its excELlanct Ih, table seruict 
Tor Its eUgant" culslnt. 



'1^aUi: Intlrt ktaj-t of the old town 

Ontlii cotsttrn sldt of the grfat <^uod. 

Of oriental beauty ^^^renouni 

IricLosln*^, u'dh tKe "Ponce dt Ltori 

Tht Alcazar Sythe Cordoua.i 

A spacious scjuare-tlnarca £xc££dlnc| man^ rods 

Of coaulng palm*) e^ 'plashing fountains pure » 

tolU©.«:5£^ most beautiful, neiver faUin*^ Lure 

Tor tourists' -Tett. 




l\ii Ibarcelona-Hotel 

A^ iirs many ^utsiTs knourudt 
l^hire ipizaTplL of nfimmmt comt 
The winter months to dorfcU 
"bid beauKful 5urf*oiindin9s 
In a TOost" seitct location 
hfar fe %nct de Leori 
The r Ura e, tk station 
Th-clnfmorial Churcb qultt close at hand 



Is th£ fiTiEsi'ib bj sem 
And \hz seductli>£ ^olf linlfs 
li5lth Its turf so grjen; 
Tort>narlQri t, iht City Gatfes 
iJith coquina. LralLs so grtv 
Tli£dnci£T2t,nafroiij,iomdin9 strafs 
^renotfLi>€mmut:£s ualk awav 
Trom thb KotiL which Is wlthouf 
The 5paT2Lardi boundary of the clt)/. 




%wl>l 



AciVi lot or bu'sin.t^* block 
A stovf or houst or ■farm 



ThiTlaza IS tht hub of old. ShiAut^ustint, 

TVom U tht Toarrocj sfrttt^ go tJanctfrlng , 

Stand-b on tht ^t«.t tb; SpanUk qou-jmors ■n>ala.C£. 

to ta^t Is tht old country market fslact 

htar 63hlcVi tht piopli of ttit cit;j 

E'rtcttd a shaft in mtJnory of tki ■nobk diad 

63fio fill on yrL&.-n>) a gor^ f:tLd(mor£ U tht iJit-jj 

In tht ^rattrnaL itrlft o^ ftft", ij^^^^^ ago. 

A rr3onurntnt",rai.S£d to tht 5r3a.ni.sh con&tiru.tLon 

?a.cts tht Ca.thtdTa.rs towtr lo hi«^ia, 

^hLch h,a<. liiKd -fof o'er a. hundrtd ^Ears 

i^nd othtr hundTtdfe Tna*j laas.". b^ 

And fttiR U'rwa^ _bi h.irt, 

Xhl constltutioii It comrntmoratt^j 

5ca.vct born into tht toorld.,di.td in its In.fa.nc'j; 

TKLs li on-h on.t of w»aT»;j that o^^trt raiMd h^ Sfjai-n. 

Throughout" that" country s toidt domain.. 

Tki constitution, throttlfd 500a a* born. 

All coTnTnfrnoratii>-t rn-onumf nts uitri. douj-n-tora 

This oni alont r£yna.m4 to fill tht fait 

And mark how Spanish, efforts -fail 

to'itablisb a coTL*Vitu.t\ona.l dtrnor rac«j . 

+ac'ing ontkiTlaia art man'>j Itad'ir.g bu^intss firms 

And l4 v^ou r anxvpu* to obfein. 

SoTnt oi tht. land orvtv owntd. b»j Spam 







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COhin knlgtthood. was in flower 

i^nd. Spai.n iht grtatest power 

6)h,£n 5t. /lugu'ati,n£ aro?>£- 

Tb£ 5|5an'iard^ vnu=,t, I should supfjo^t., 

rtao-t lorou<5ht along uitk them 

^osiriii>n=. &^ concocttoris TDveparfd caith qi^Eattsf c^irt 

^nd barbers to lovf^cribt thsm 

/4^ well a^ cut tkit halv, 

Tor barbE/s in. -tljost early tlmss 

03ou\d bleid v/ou with a. lanctt, a razor or a bill 

Or prescribe tbt rjoxlous stuff 

That cbildrfrz take -oo 111 , 



/I loh^siCLarj ova surgeori? 

In tilt modern ssrist at least* 

Were unknown eac^tpt at Courts 

Or the highEst l^lsiCt at -feasts; 

A ooiil appoLTjted drug store. , 

Such as Curtis' on Kincj Street"? 

tOoalci hai^e made them stare -far rrjore 

Tbari the dunqton In Tort hiarlon. 

JloES the uisifbr who sees It. 

CJhat a marutl It tjould bt 

A[\ tbost bottles ga'^ to stt 

/^ Lit host pretty lUt It -pLlU 

Cohich. are cures -for all oar lIIs^ 

Yor Curtis knows, dont "^ou suTsjsost? 

tloco to stock hts ma-ny shtlues^ 

Was -felt the pulse of dd St.y^ugustLnE, 

i^n.d kriows cohat nostrums fe lay ii^» 

CJhat sada tjaitr ^ ictcrtarn. 

HOhat cigars e^ other thing 

Is In deniand at his old stand. 

I VI the L-yoi^ 15uUdlng. 




UrclttJle to^KcInetlRulSilar - 183$ 




Ths. chitfs, summontd to a w£tt-mc5,?.a.ur 
Tti ■|'na.+'«j d Ya. con. -Forth tm to si^vi 
CxJfiich tooula coucJfm. thtmio rtii'in. 
Tkiir r'l'^h.ti, comTJfl! ttytm. tk£n..fe £m.iC|raTt 



(olun tht knlt£d Stahs cam£ hm £,feolv ijo^stwion /^nd thr^ ^eve teia , If rfc^'r shoulcx bt so bold 



Pit Indian!, Keld ail Ikt inttnor of tht Statt 

Thz wh'ih SiUUrs Wfrf <^alcktb fnttr ffiiir complaint 

And b£S ^-a^^ t*ii r^d-mEP. mlgW be ririufn back 

/4nr/ lt> ihtm hai>-t tbi laJ^cL tki lacKtd. 

Tht Indian hi^nhrs brouglit intbtKf sfttltwtnTs 

Hidt5 to harhr in jxchanqt for thin9^ t^ht^ nitdtd 

/Ind tlitv dtciarfd ihai tht (^mtfican^ 

?)ifiiddU {^htna uUh rum. Tno5t i^iii 

Cheating £s ^wlndlin'^ thtm in t'radt IPit wkvit ; 

TKi iiidiati^, ^Ml in a statt of nati/rt • 

/iqavu^t the Stttlirj. did not fail to I'-cnturt 

fir.di in iht'ir wild rf i>£n<3t,ra)3int thz'^cArntc^ 



flr-d. m tr.iir anirt rfi>£n<3t,,rapint wjt'/t.arriii^ , ,»....t,^:,> .-. >j - 

/?-,ain^t {l!t5£W£rs,whoM fiomts tktv burnt f^fiarriidlSo msitmc, <;iir.Uom>,*ori on mt travl on* a 



toud uurt ihi crils for ihcrr. to bt rf mou-id 

Uriitn out, ixp£lli'd from iht land thi*( /oi>-id, 

OxtoJa. £vot(itr Inciiaii cbitA 

/<5 loudif uoicfd iki'ir- otor. btlitfs, 

iitmandtd t^hatHit soufrror forblid. 

Thf ^o^^itcs te u*.i t/u liquor rum in i'Yadv. 

Tkr <^oi>frnor £^ 6£n.Tboin73«.oR.,'tfei Indian, accent 

At>fatM d>£ur a'itl? thl ^uU -pMpoil Cx intinf 

Cftxilini t^t Indiana In /^v^an^a-!, 



,/fs h.>cfu*t io siqn tkt -proffEfid tnal'>j 
iKc aijrn^ of tlit grtai" ^^nittd ^ta-tis 
65ould b£ eniTstot^Ed to -fort t "tbt qoi^fmo/^ mandaJe^ 
Tod>iV£ l;b£infori:k,com75f!in^ tfe.^'Ti ^ miqvatt. 

"Thionly friafy / (vii/ ^jc^cutl I's rvty/i /Ai ^ , 

3lYiD-in'3 bi»> grta-t-kniff tfcrou'jfe treat*/ ints ^bk, 

Uia.% 05C£ola''s answtr boW £^ able \ 

Tbi5 tfjt oskitl council took a.5 a qrtB.t invulf 

/Irrtitt-d Osciola. on tbt instaint- ^ 

An-d for some da.«,9 kclst hi^n i-n. iron's bound.. 

yiou) Osctola c^a.«, a •m.a.n. o-f ^al>•a.gl bfitd. 

I^tufngt for ijron«3 wa.'b a.nlh la-t'^t in^hi* crwd, 

_ .....'..., , . a-*/' 

t<i^ c>£td. comwiandtcl film, at on«.£ fe s/av ^ 
>+l skor, tKtn. c*)tri unUa^ttd iht dogs of u-ar 
/>ncl nianv, moon.?, ty ?.ta^o■n.<; pa-tstd. btfovt 



Iv rfi^ntd a=ta.v-n. 



In Vlor'lria-,■^o rtctntlv, rfeiLU-td fvona Spa-Ln. 




%Ke XudVan t!l?aar.l636-104'2 



^ast ontki kith of thU gvtat diia.'bUr 

Ca-mc tPit aLstoundirt^ -ntco* of ■tflt*Da.d£ bia^iacre' 

6)fi£n.,n£ar iht ^itiztacoochti rlt>£r-, 

>najoi'3)acl£ e^ Ki5 con-imand infc art ambusfe ff/l. 

One m.an alont f scaptd to ttlL thi t&lL ., 

Qxxx HundrecL e^ -fort^ szv-tn. Cl,.%. Soldurs slain, 

4 -fit/cf-pitce, thz'ir arms g^amunition 6Ja^ tfts <jain 

TTii 1\_£d.«>f<i)i5 madt in thlr, initial -Fi^fif, 

To this OJt actd, as it is only right". 

That" the dtad mjri ccirt not robbidj 

^atcliEs £v slli'-jr iathtii' Toockff*, -found 

it^htn i:h.iv oi^ri cairitd from, tht -ground 

Tjjar trstimoiii, that tht r^d man fougfef 

W thtir homes Ev n9hts, sfsolls oErt not'sou^jhr. 

Xhi oar clra<j'5tci on It? a>jaY'v hrxsth 

'Sracli coinTtr saw thi t"i»ooj3s in T<frtn9tb 

BvLiv£ Slotol-^ bacK tht Indian band<, 

To fhosi remotE c^ u.n.Unou>n, taL-nda 

TKs ttfs:Tgladi5,surrouYidi'«^ Okoochobst's swamps. 

Jlrt ■5ttthr5 ikin. rftui-nta^vEfoailt" irhtii* hantdy 

^Htndtd tft tfeelr tarjii<i, -thilr famliits' oyetnt^ , 

ihtn c&nu t1\l Summtr coith it? ^^£a^£v I'ain 

Th£ folditi-s stlthd clowi-i in camTa agaii-i- 

Tor cain75Jit«)mii<5 thtougli tlit Summer monlh', 

hiardiine, e^ -f [.jftK^^ in thi fUodsd stoaLmps, 

l>-i. <i'£<J"cr i.^nxbt»-s tfian. thi bullft or th.t knlft 







lIlheKnalanTEaaar 



Tfit Indians thin caint out t^ fiarritd all tk\. land 

•ftuTning £^ ?lau«ikt£rinc| toltK a rulkU?^ hand 

£i>tn ttit scalps of oomtn u. of ch'ddnn 

Huris at tki bflh of manv an Indian. 

Dzspitt that Osctoia kad>i%a.clt Matrn. hki* haran<}ut 

'dn otomin or on c/ti/^ri^, hlui iktn ^U liAi mtn 
"fort'n cvith f>ztK cje t^-^r^ not cjomeri' 
Throuqh st\>irt lorn years Vrii war dra^^^ad on 
Tiot all tht potJEr of 'ch.\. United States 
Could force subjection on \Wt Indians' -necks 
Tom,abatok ^ knift, muskti: £^ cannon., 
(funtuattd bv tht lurid start of conf laceration's 
Tkt Solemn foil of -f antral belts 
Th.£ savage war clanci horrid »(elVs) 
/111 those man*; seasons tojar^ Un<jtb^ 
lltaped a rick hardest of tht rjd e^ aihitt men's sfrtn^tb 
"ftut still tlit> battled on. 
Osceola coas the ^oul of Indian war 
He 'iai^e it brains j^conficUnce, e^ more 
>it ltd tfitfisht uhErt t'tr it-ii'axfd the hott"tsf 
itt chttred his people on to concjutst. 
Osceola Tn-ust be ■jiain or taken. 
The /i. 5. generals were not miitalcen.* 
So hi u>a% inultid lo atttncl a confcrfnct 
Som.^ fi<^ht' mi(t=. south of /^utjustmt 
rtrici *;tn«TaLl Htrnandei uja% smt to brin<^ him m. 
-^inarmtd fv under flat, of tv.itt ht was tocomt 








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llationai Ccmdtry, St-Huyustint 



%lvc)IneiUn^ 



nv 



€-apture of ^ficeoU 



Yhl* ^a.ua.gE, t.>ho so a.bl<y Tola-V^'^'' ^^^ gan-zs,. 

i<ETnancU2 mEt him &)riht aippointicl 5ia.t1.di 

Two Kuncireci armed dvagooKis enclostcl. tfit il{t[e band 

/?nd fcok him. pnsontr, a. -f lQ.g of i'l^u.ct fi^om andtT- 

Thus nnding ail tht rults of- war a,sund£i*; 

^ka-h gi"£a.ftr mted of- TsraList -f or ualor's 65ori:k 

Jfa« aw-Y soldltr gamtd uiaon this earth. 1 

A ^a.uag£ Uadtr of a punv tribe 

:Had -for lon.g v^a-rs tfit {t-S. troops d.£fitd 

tcnt'vl aj: last , t^h-E blood^^ a>ar te end., 

Tti£*f -ftlt" obliged, comiatlid to tssnci 

A U.S. gentral on airsacfierous ■mis'iLon. 

Ayid hi must go or -(^orffitr hi5 commisslori. 

Osctola^ iocktd anthin. ^ri">narionS trails 

<Hvs -tribt rtducfd to f£co btsidss tht 5«^uat.>s 

^ end cami to fht 3eu-tn v^ars of stvife 

/^■n.ct OscEola a>it(a hi*. ■fauouritiL 6>Lf£. 

65a.^ 'fraYisffi'rEd te ^art h^oullvLt. 

/tnd there tfjt -foUoajLiTL^ V^ar ht ditcL 

li "pri^onsr to tohoni all ■fretd.on'2 toa.^ dtmid . 








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It2 tht old colonial timts 

&t.sflu^ustmt could boasf 
Of T20 ^rf at public mansion*) 
Of no briphf 6. ^tnleil hobf 
"hQfntndtz esdtLtoa 
JLoudonnUre e^^ht rtbt 
Utr£ confenttoLtfi WL^wam'v 
Th£> utrt tht Inaiani btst 
7201*3 at tht irfr> Gatts 
Of old. !)t.y?u5U5tlnt 






;Sj\otrL ffiolonial 

In tht slTAdou of the. battU ments 
■ficTO'b^ { l7e old f ort 9 rftn . 
THe ColoriL?,L stands consyjicuoas 
Its doors wldt. oina flung 

iThtcooks are ru^htd tofiU tbt mmu. 

:■!■ So dtllcittb done . ■ 
Till putsts ctimt flocking ndhtr 

-¥nm. Gatts evTorte^GolflnQ Grun. 
Itl^ftit hoar of dinner. 



Seated In tint shadf In old foy1"hjai*Lon 

I-fcll Into adozt s^ uLsislon.^ fose amain.; 

Jnethow-sht 1 saw Ynvnendtr 

Vlnd his foUotJ-ers braise, 

iioist the standard, of tktlr country 

And. ojatcli Its banner wai>£ 

fcpon tbt short of this nsuj land 

Lupon Its 03au£ toa?.htd,sun-ki55tcl strand. 

And then.. Intrepid Drakt 

i^nd his victorious fUjt" 

feelLn'5 thtlr wa^ across tht hz^r 

^ronr^^the o-aist pcsan detTs. 

Tfje pirate Bauis "too l*=>auj 

i^5>lz£ canjt thru tht InUt. 

I sauj the Inonks Cs priests 

In tht chaptl of tht forf 

T saw thtm 'ynon^ tht Indians 

And. then rntthought 

I heard the trunipets note 

1 heard the roll of drum 

4s )>Joor6, e^ his colonial bovs 

Trom. South. Carolina, cowit,» 

Vlgaln 1 "oCe the town in-flamts, 

DraLl<e.,Haui.5,ynoort, these are the names 

Of those 1 saw apisly tht torcK 

i^ncl li<5ht tke bla-r& 

In. thT*£t succtsilu-i .centuries. 

Then raliner came, with sword 6^ fire. 

Beu-astating the countr-j in his Ire 

TCU tht new ^atts of /<u3ustine. 












Stand in hi^ uavppr'eD-ent his enter in =|. 

The. kaLtidoscoxse, dr time Cs turned once naore, 

regain 1 hear trie, battle roar 

4«jain 1 see arnried coarriors cla«>h., 

T^ort Moosa Igst, regained, attain. 

The. gallant ralmer there Is slain ^ 

While Qc)lethorpi from, /Inastaslei Inland 

■Jiurls iron balls against the fort's cocjulna ujalls. 

T^lnother ium ^ tht raisin.'^ of Qld. Cilor«y 

And aj roar of 3ans agalri 

TVocLaim tke aduent of the. Infant "hation. 

Tke ^bVing of old. Spain. 



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\hi drtlst: do£S Izls work ds well as he is abk y 

tbf human mind Is nof as stablt 

ihisi coQ ulna boasts. 





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